Fisk Lake is a freshwater lake in East Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. It was named for John Fisk.[2] Now primarily valued for scenic purposes, it was originally used as a source of ice for Grand Rapids, Michigan[3] and the Chicago meatpacking industries. It receives water from Reeds Lake, and drains to the Grand River by way of Coldbrook Creek.

Fisk Lake
Fisk Lake is located in Michigan
Fisk Lake
Fisk Lake
LocationEast Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Coordinates42°57′22″N 85°37′13″W / 42.95611°N 85.62028°W / 42.95611; -85.62028
Typenatural
Primary inflowsDredged channel from Reeds Lake
Primary outflowsColdbrook Creek
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area26 acres (0.1 km2)
Surface elevation732 feet (223 m)[1]

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fisk Lake
  2. ^ Goss, Dwight (1906). History of Grand Rapids and its Industries. Vol. 1. Chicago: C.F. Cooper. p. 485. OCLC 4228741.
  3. ^ Baxter, Albert (1974) [1891]. "Chapter XLV: Navigation" (Google Books). History of the city of Grand Rapids, Michigan : with an appendix--History of Lowell, Michigan. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Grand Rapids Historical Society. p. 522. OCLC 2841595. Retrieved 24 October 2009.